Any more UK maps?

[Simon738]

Still loving Calmsden (to the point where it’s so good I fear other maps may be a disappointment) - I know of Oxy’s next map and Bullet Bills which both seem quite a way off yet. Are there any other UK maps in pipeline anyone knows of??

[blue_painted]

Greenlands is here and I like it, Maypole Farm too, but beyond that ... nope. I am starting to think that FS22 is harder to make maps for, or maybe I'm just impatient.

[BulletBill]

At the moment speaking from my own POV and the other UK modders I regularly chat with the majority of us are finding it hard to find the energy and motivation to put such a large amount of effort and time into making rapid progress with our maps.
It doesn't help that the majority of those mappers including myself aren't really fully enjoying playing Fs22 either. Something which might be solved with a really good UK map that is less catered for consoles.

The other aspect is that we don't want to just make what I call "copy and paste" maps. While that's fine in itself, the downside of using lots of default assets is the maps tend to all look very similar and lack any real uniqueness that helps give the player that real longevity when playing the map. Not to mention that method makes the map not look like it's from a particularly area of the world so it's hard to enjoy any real world familiarity with it.

The last and biggest aspect is the amount of time needed to make all the needed 3D models to decorate the map. For a long time 90% of UK mappers have relied on a handful of other modders to make the map assets. This had led to a shortage of high quality assets. Not to mention most are outdated now, and none from previous versions work fully with 22 Seasonal Cycles.

[Crazof]

Learn some patience, fs22 has only been out a few months. The map makers need time.

[Simon738]

At the moment speaking from my own POV and the other UK modders I regularly chat with the majority of us are finding it hard to find the energy and motivation to put such a large amount of effort and time into making rapid progress with our maps.
It doesn't help that the majority of those mappers including myself aren't really fully enjoying playing Fs22 either. Something which might be solved with a really good UK map that is less catered for consoles.

The other aspect is that we don't want to just make what I call "copy and paste" maps. While that's fine in itself, the downside of using lots of default assets is the maps tend to all look very similar and lack any real uniqueness that helps give the player that real longevity when playing the map. Not to mention that method makes the map not look like it's from a particularly area of the world so it's hard to enjoy any real world familiarity with it.

The last and biggest aspect is the amount of time needed to make all the needed 3D models to decorate the map. For a long time 90% of UK mappers have relied on a handful of other modders to make the map assets. This had led to a shortage of high quality assets. Not to mention most are outdated now, and none from previous versions work fully with 22 Seasonal Cycles.

Thanks for the insight, totally understandable if you’re not enjoying the game yourself.